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University of Florida vs. Herpes

According to a press release from the Gainesville school, a new therapy being developed by UF researchers, in time, could produce another weapon in the fight against herpes.

The HSV-1 strain of the herpes virus causes cold sores or fever blisters around the mouth, genital herpes, a deadly but rare type of encephalitis, and keratitis, a scarring of the cornea that leads to vision loss.

UF is using a specially designed RNA enzyme to inhibit the virus strain, which has proven effective in experiments with mice and rabbits.